On July 15, Professor Simon Evenett at the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland was invited to give an online seminar. Nearly 100 professors and students of CIWTO attended the seminar. He presented in detail the 27th Global Trade Alert Report: Advancing Sustainable Development with FDI – Why Policy Must be Reset. The seminar was hosted by Professor Tu Xinquan, Dean of CIWTO. Professor Sheng Bin, Dean of the School of Economics of Nankai University, and Professor Cui Fan at the School of International Trade and Economics, UIBE were invited to comment on the report.

After Professor Tu Xinquan briefly introduced the guest speaker and commenters and the basic information of the report, Prof. Evenett gave a comprehensive elaboration on a series of issues in his report, including the declining trend of global FDIs, the declining rate of return of FDI in various countries, and trade policies that restrict the growth of FDI, etc. Prof. Sheng Bin and Prof. Cui Fan shared what they have learned from the report as well as their reflections and suggestions.

Translator: HU Zhejun

Reviewer: WANG Yu